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U.S. Secures 60 Gepard Anti-Aircraft Systems for Ukraine in $118 Million Deal (mil.in.ua)
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[–] Hopfgeist@feddit.de 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (6 children)

I think the Gepard is probably the most cost-effective way of shooting down Shaheds. These fly low and slow, exactly what the Gepard was designed for. I didn't know Jordan had so many of them, but this is good news and will help protect Ukrainian infrastructure during winter, together with additional Patriot and IRIS-T from Germany. I hope they can also secure enough ammunition.

[–] Ooops@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I didn’t know Jordan had so many of them

The Netherlands sold many of theirs to Jordan when they decommisioned them at the same time Germany did. The German ones that were sold back then are sadly sitting in Brazil and Romania, the former one not supporting Ukraine and the latter one still actively operating them for their air defense.

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